Tiki Culture
Origins Of Tiki Restaurant CultureThe term 'Tiki' refers to a 20th century theme often used in Polynesian clubs and restaurants around the world. This design was inspired by Tiki mythology and carvings, but the connection is very loose. Tiki culture was first introduced to the US in 1934 when Don the Beachcomber opened, a Polynesian style restaurant and bar in Hollywood. The restaurant featured exotic rum punches and Cantonese cuisines, with a decor filled with rattan furniture, flaming torches, and brightly colored fabric. |

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Tiki Torches - Festive Decorations
By Nelly Coop
How does your backyard look? Boring! Unless it has a tiki torch.
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Tiki Artist Martin Denny
By Rene Thompson
If you are hosting a tiki party, then you are undoubtedly in search of some tiki music. This style of music, which can make listeners feel as though they are on a tropical island, began as part of the tiki craze in the 1940s and 1950s. A style known as "exotica" or "exotic lounge music," this style fits in perfectly with hula girls, tiki statues, and other symbols of tiki culture.
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Blue Hawaii
By Rene Thompson
Blue Hawaii is perhaps one of the most well-known films to come out of the tiki craze that swept the nation during the 1950s and 1960s. This musical film set in Hawaii starred rock n' roll legend Elvis Presley. It was the first of three Elvis movies shot in Hawaii; the others were Girls! Girls! Girls! In 1962, followed by 1965's Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Blue Hawaii was his most successful film.
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